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Cannes 2014 News – Barkhad Abdi Joins Colin Firth In Military Drones Thriller ‘Eye In The Sky’
It previously occurred to me that, Gabourey Sidibe and Barkhad Abdi - 2 actors who many believed likely wouldn't find much work in Hollywood, after their acclaimed big screen debuts - are, thus far,…
SA absconds from leadership role in Africa
David Himbara asks why SA appear to be weak to an inconsequential aggressor like Rwanda? South Africa and Rwanda are as different as night and day. South Africa’s population is nearly five times…
S.Africa, Rwanda agree to resolve diplomatic row
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame/FILE JOHANNESBURG, Mar 26 – Pretoria and Kigali have agreed to resolve a furious diplomatic row sparked by attacks on Rwandan dissidents exiled in Johannesburg, South African…
The Paul Kagame Doctrine After 20 Years
African leaders have just concluded a mini summit in Luanda, Angola, to discuss the conflict in DRC and the diplomatic showdown between South Africa and Rwanda. It is reported, as…
Why SA should suspend diplomatic relations with Rwanda
By David Himbara Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on March 12 South Africa had evidence linking the three expelled Rwandan diplomats to "illegal activities." The activities in question included yet…
Chairman Royce Decries Targeted Killings of Rwandan Regime Critics Abroad
Calls for reassessment of relations with Kigali Washington, – Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry to express his…
S. Africa’s Zuma breaks silence on Rwanda diplomatic row
South Africa expelled three Rwandan diplomats and Rwanda responded by expelling six South African diplomats. PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday broke the government's silence regarding South Africa's recent…
Arrest of Rwanda’s Director General of National Security Service
By: Jennifer Fierberg The Director General of the National Security Service in Rwanda, Emmanuel Karenzi Karake has been placed under arrest in an undisclosed facility in Rwanda. Sources held in…
Petition to Development Aid Partners of Rwanda and President of the United States
On January 1st 2014, the body of a Rwandan opposition leader Patrick Karegeya, was found in Michelangelo Towers Hotel (Johannesburg, South Africa), strangled to death with a rope and towels.…
South Africa: Mandela Public Viewing Begins
PHOTO ESSAY: Nelson Mandela's Body Lies In State Pretoria — Members of the public began filing past the body of former president Nelson Mandela as it lay in state at the…